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No 248 : February 26, 1975

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$100,000 Damage

A disastrous fire on the night of February 15 did just on $100,000 worth of damage to the plant and premises of Meadowbank Lucerne Ltd where the firm manufactures high protein lucerne pellets for both local and overseas markets. Plans are already in hand for the rebuilding and establishment of the plant.

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Burned timber and roofing outline a fire engine still on standby duty. Thirty firemen with four engines put out the blaze.

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The collapsed area of the bagging and storage department.

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Fire damage is very depressing in the cold light of day.

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An earlier aerial view of the lucerne plant in Bolitho Road, Bushmere.

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The plant and silos pictured during the early days of lucerne meal production in 1967.

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